Playing Minecraft (what should I do?)

Okay, I'm in the game. Now what?

Welcome! It's Minecraft with a lot more going on than the last time you may have played. The game is very freeform, especially in Peaceful mode. 

Some things you might want to try: 

• catch some Pokémon and fill out your Pokédex
• go exploring
• do some strip-mining in survival & hang out in a cave
• hop on a train and ride it around
• do some farming (vanilla crops or berries)
• pick somewhere on the map to explore (press M to bring up the map, right click for teleport options)
• browse the thousands of blocks we have available to build with
• do parkour or grind on some rails and fly around with an elytra 
• build some things in Creative mode
• recreate your childhood home or school
• make some giant pixel art of a favorite character
• learn about and build some cool things with redstone
• make an airship with Create: Aeronautics
  

Here's a 'needlessly long list' of ideas from the Minecraft subreddit. 

Personally, I've been enjoying hopping around to random spots on the map to see what biomes spawn and what sort of Pokemon I can find there, then building a matching base with PC & healing station at it, or expanding out the train network. I've also had a good time building out shops at what I've called The Mall Interchange, a big train hub running through a vaguely brutalist megastructure. Be sure to check all the storage containers in the convenience store!

Server Etiquette

1. Basic expectations: don't be a dick
2. Don't break any existing structures on purpose, fix things if you break them by accident
3. Don't build on top of existing structures unless given permission (unless you find something unoccupied and generated by the game)
4. Don't loot people's chests without permission
5. No griefing 
6. Try to warn people before teleporting to them (avoid jumpscares lol)
7. Be as chatty as you want (or not) 
8. Ask for permission before inviting new players

Useful Slash Commands 

Some useful slash commands to know. Hit T to bring up the chat window and begin typing. Tab will autocomplete suggested commands. You can read more about them here. 

Some commands may require admin to use, we're gonna see what we can do about that.